Essays about: "crossroads"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the word crossroads.

  1. 1. Crises and Compensation: Exploring the Influence of External Crises on Employee Benefits Practices

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Tara Dittrich; Astrid Ståhle; [2023]
    Keywords : Employee Benefits; Decision-Making; Sense-Making; Food Retail Industry; Covid-19;

    Abstract : During the last years, the food retail industry in Sweden has been exposed to two crises; Covid-19 followed by rapid inflation. Except for organizational difficulties, these crises caused anxiety, lower well-being and decreased living standard among employees. READ MORE

  3. 2. Navigating the Sea of Sameness : Exploring Product Differentiation Strategies within the Swedish Nicotine Pouch Market

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Krusell; [2023]
    Keywords : The Swedish Nicotine Pouch Industry; Nicotine Pouches; Homogeneous Products; Competition; Competitive Strategies; Competitive Advantages; Differentiation Advantages;

    Abstract : In light of the exponential growth of the nicotine pouch industry, major tobacco-industry players have shown increasing interest in newer nicotine and tobacco products, despite the lack of discernible differences them. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the differentiation strategies of companies within the Swedish nicotine pouch market, and further, the long-term competitiveness of these strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Health at the Crossroads: Examining the Intersection of Lone Parenthood, Gender, and Migration on Self-Reported Health in England and Wales

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elizabeth Andrea Cuevas Rumbos; [2023]
    Keywords : Intersectionality; lone parenthood; lone mothers; migrant mothers; lone fathers; self-reported health; healthy migrant effect;

    Abstract : Integrating intersectionality theory with a quantitative design, this analysis investigates the intersectional dynamics of self-reported health inequalities among lone parents in England and Wales. This study examines the association between lone parenthood, gender, and migrant status simultaneously on health outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Global Supply Chains at a Crossroads - A multiple case study investigating the process of Volvo Cars’ & H&M Group’s reconfiguration of their global supply chains

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Garå; Jacob Elander; [2022-07-05]
    Keywords : Global Supply Chains; Volvo Cars; H M Group; Risk Management; Reconfiguration; Zone of Balanced Resilience; Capabilities; Global Value Chains; Disruptions; Covid-19; International Business; Resilience;

    Abstract : Globalization and falling barriers to international trade have incentivized firms to relocate activities to foreign markets in pursuit of greater returns. MNCs today often have global supply chains with high degrees of interdependence where a disruption at one end of the supply chain often affects the whole network. READ MORE

  6. 5. STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS AT A SWEDISH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION : The case of Malmö University

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DVMT)

    Author : Nándor Ruzsbánszki; [2022]
    Keywords : Education; Future; Media Technology; Organization; Planning; Strategy; University;

    Abstract : Education plays an essential role in people’s lives, throughout history institutions have been made for the better development of knowledge to the society. Contemporary challenges like, digital revolution, demographic changes, and data economy navigates civilization to the so-called knowledge society (Smidt, 2010). READ MORE